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Nedra Glover Tawwab

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282 total appearances

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We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Oh, I will pick a team based on someone's story. Yes. I'm like, that is the guy whose parents were in a car accident. I want that team to win. What is that team? That's who I want to win.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We are talked out of them. I think we have boundaries when we are little people and we know exactly what we want, but it is not what the adults want for us. The teacher doesn't want you to get up and jiggle your butt. The teacher doesn't want you to just walk into the pencil sharpener and doing all these things. Your parents want you to be around a particular set of people.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We are talked out of them. I think we have boundaries when we are little people and we know exactly what we want, but it is not what the adults want for us. The teacher doesn't want you to get up and jiggle your butt. The teacher doesn't want you to just walk into the pencil sharpener and doing all these things. Your parents want you to be around a particular set of people.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We are talked out of them. I think we have boundaries when we are little people and we know exactly what we want, but it is not what the adults want for us. The teacher doesn't want you to get up and jiggle your butt. The teacher doesn't want you to just walk into the pencil sharpener and doing all these things. Your parents want you to be around a particular set of people.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Your parents want you to show up in a certain way. They will force you. to wear a dress. They will force you to love dance, you know, all of these things. And so we start to force ourselves to do things we don't like. We start to force ourselves with discomfort because we don't want to upset other people. So we have been taught to please others.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Your parents want you to show up in a certain way. They will force you. to wear a dress. They will force you to love dance, you know, all of these things. And so we start to force ourselves to do things we don't like. We start to force ourselves with discomfort because we don't want to upset other people. So we have been taught to please others.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Your parents want you to show up in a certain way. They will force you. to wear a dress. They will force you to love dance, you know, all of these things. And so we start to force ourselves to do things we don't like. We start to force ourselves with discomfort because we don't want to upset other people. So we have been taught to please others.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We have been taught to go with whatever someone else is saying should be for us. What I know this about women is, When we get ready to go out, someone sends a text and says, what are you wearing?

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We have been taught to go with whatever someone else is saying should be for us. What I know this about women is, When we get ready to go out, someone sends a text and says, what are you wearing?

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We have been taught to go with whatever someone else is saying should be for us. What I know this about women is, When we get ready to go out, someone sends a text and says, what are you wearing?

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Right? That's right. Because we all want to dress alike, right? It's like, oh, if you're wearing pants, then I'm going to put on some pants. So you're wearing jeans? I'm going to put on some jeans too. We don't want to stick out in any way so we conform. We don't want to upset, ruffle feathers, be the unique person in the crowd.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Right? That's right. Because we all want to dress alike, right? It's like, oh, if you're wearing pants, then I'm going to put on some pants. So you're wearing jeans? I'm going to put on some jeans too. We don't want to stick out in any way so we conform. We don't want to upset, ruffle feathers, be the unique person in the crowd.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

Right? That's right. Because we all want to dress alike, right? It's like, oh, if you're wearing pants, then I'm going to put on some pants. So you're wearing jeans? I'm going to put on some jeans too. We don't want to stick out in any way so we conform. We don't want to upset, ruffle feathers, be the unique person in the crowd.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We want there to be this melting pot and we want to present as, oh, I love everything. I get along with everyone. That is really hard because we're all unique and it's not true. And we're constantly fighting against that. I have said to people who say things like, I'm always late. OK, you know, how do you embrace that about yourself?

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We want there to be this melting pot and we want to present as, oh, I love everything. I get along with everyone. That is really hard because we're all unique and it's not true. And we're constantly fighting against that. I have said to people who say things like, I'm always late. OK, you know, how do you embrace that about yourself?

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

We want there to be this melting pot and we want to present as, oh, I love everything. I get along with everyone. That is really hard because we're all unique and it's not true. And we're constantly fighting against that. I have said to people who say things like, I'm always late. OK, you know, how do you embrace that about yourself?

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

How do you build a life and start to let people maybe know that, you know, when I say five o'clock, I really mean 515, you know, instead of feeling bad, trying to force yourself like all of these things. I'm a I'm a morning person. I am shocked at the amount of people who will try to force themselves into being a morning person. Stay up late if you want to. That's what works for you.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

How do you build a life and start to let people maybe know that, you know, when I say five o'clock, I really mean 515, you know, instead of feeling bad, trying to force yourself like all of these things. I'm a I'm a morning person. I am shocked at the amount of people who will try to force themselves into being a morning person. Stay up late if you want to. That's what works for you.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

How do you build a life and start to let people maybe know that, you know, when I say five o'clock, I really mean 515, you know, instead of feeling bad, trying to force yourself like all of these things. I'm a I'm a morning person. I am shocked at the amount of people who will try to force themselves into being a morning person. Stay up late if you want to. That's what works for you.

We Can Do Hard Things
How to Say No: Boundaries with Nedra Glover Tawwab (Best Of)

That is your creative time. For me, I can't really do anything but watch TV past 8 o'clock.